Body Language Basics

The 4 Ways You Can Use Body Language To Influence Success If you see someone frowning, head bowed, shoulders slumped, it’s a fair bet they’re feeling low in confidence. But which came first: the slumped shoulders or the bad mood? Your body language doesn’t merely reflect your emotions, it’s often the cause. By learning some of the principal ways that your own posture, gestures, facial expression and even tone of voice affect your mind, you will be more aware of the factors influencing your mood, and give yourself an edge in presentations and negotiations. 1. Opening up your body and filling more space – known as a “power posture” – has been shown in studies to have a range of confidence-boosting effects. In a study published last year, Amy Cuddy and her colleagues at Harvard Business School showed that students gave more impressive speeches for a job interview if, beforehand, they’d spent two minutes in two power poses – one sitting, one standing. The next time you’re faced with an interview or public presentation, don’t pace nervously. 2. 3.

How to Read Body Language More Effectively 18 Ways to Improve Your Body Language There is no specific advice on how to use your body language. What you do might be interpreted in several ways, depending on the setting and who you are talking to. You’ll probably want to use your body language differently when talking to your boss compared to when you talk to a girl/guy you’re interested in. These are some common interpretations of body language and often more effective ways to communicate with your body. First, to change your body language you must be aware of your body language. You might want to practice in front of a mirror. Another tip is to close your eyes and visualize how you would stand and sit to feel confident, open and relaxed or whatever you want to communicate. You might also want observe friends, role models, movie stars or other people you think has good body language. Some of these tips might seem like you are faking something. In the beginning easy it’s to exaggerate your body language. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

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Interview questions Interviewers aren't always the most original bunch and often fall back on the same sorts of questions. Which is handy, because it means you can prepare answers to the type of generic interview questions we’ve listed below (along with some suggested answers). Question: "Why do you want this job?" Suggested answers: You believe you've taken your current role as far as you can and you’re looking for a fresh challenge. Show off your knowledge about the business – make all that research count (you know, the stuff we told you about in our interview prep guide? Question: "Where does this job fit in with your career plans?" Question: "What are your strengths?" Your answer should be directly related to the key skills in the job description. Question: "What are your weaknesses?" Your answer should be a positive one – perhaps you work too hard or you have a maddening attention to detail. Question: "What's been your most significant success at work?" Question: "What do you do outside of work?"

How to Detect Lies - body language, reactions, speech patterns Interesting Info -> Lying Index -> How to Detect Lies Become a Human Lie Detector (Part 1) Warning: sometimes ignorance is bliss. After gaining this knowledge, you may be hurt when it is obvious that someone is lying to you. The following deception detection techniques are used by police, forensic psychologists, security experts and other investigators. Introduction to Detecting Lies: This knowledge is also useful for managers, employers, and for anyone to use in everyday situations where telling the truth from a lie can help prevent you from being a victim of fraud/scams and other deceptions. This is just a basic run down of physical (body language) gestures and verbal cues that may indicate someone is being untruthful. If you got here from somewhere else, be sure to check out our Lie Detection index page for more info including new research in the field of forensic psychology. Signs of Deception: Body Language of Lies: • A person who is lying to you will avoid making eye contact. Bored?

Five ways to do better in phone interviews The last phone interview I did was for my job at the Boston Globe. And let me just confess that I wasn’t that great in the interview, and I stressed a lot afterwards about not getting the job. But, of course, I did get the job, which I think might be evidence that I write so much about career advice that I am becoming way too hard on myself. At any rate, I have done tons of phone interviews—on both sides of the hiring equation—so when Sia asked me to write a post on how to do a phone interview, I was surprised that I hadn’t written one already. (Although I have written a bunch about interviews.) So, here are five tips for doing well in a phone interview: 1. Don’t take the interview when you are at your desk and can’t talk freely. If you did not schedule it beforehand, feel free to ask the interviewer if you can call back at a better time. 2. The emails you write to a hiring manager are different than your emails to your friends. I’m not saying you should wear a suit all the time. 3. 4.

train-working-memory What is Working Memory? Can it Be Trained? By: Dr. Pascale Michelon You have prob­a­bly noticed the increas­ing amount of research and media cov­er­age focused on “work­ing mem­ory”. Work­ing mem­ory is the abil­ity to keep infor­ma­tion cur­rent in mind for a short period, while using this infor­ma­tion for the task at hand. Let’s take a few con­crete exam­ples to under­stand in which sit­u­a­tions work­ing mem­ory is used. Brain Exercises for the Weekend By: Alvaro Fernandez Har­riet Vines, Ph.D., an expe­ri­enced author and retired col­lege pro­fes­sor, sends us a few fun brain exer­cises to train our atten­tion and work­ing mem­ory (the abil­ity to keep infor­ma­tion cur­rent for a short period while using this infor­ma­tion). Say the days of the week back­wards, then in alpha­bet­i­cal order.Say the months of the year in alpha­bet­i­cal order. PS: Enjoy these 50 brain teasers to test your cog­ni­tive abil­ity. Free give-aways: Sandra Bullock’s Premonition and our Brain Fitness Center